Agricultural companies funding anti-Gosar campaign
A dispute between Paul Gosar and agricultural interests is at the root of a super PAC’s campaign to oust the three-term congressman in the Republican primary.
Nearly $500K in ‘dark money’ spent on Arizona 2016 legislative primary
With just one week until Arizona’s primary election, political spending to affect legislative races paid for by outside groups that don’t disclose the source of the money amounts to almost half a million dollars.
Reagan bill ends IE notifications, but Clean Elections keeps them alive
A requirement that dark money groups file frequent notifications of independent expenditure spending will likely continue, even after Secretary of State Michele Reagan’s rewrite of Arizona’s campaign finance laws struck it from the statutes, thanks to separate rules and laws enforced by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission.
For McSally, the cash keeps rolling in
McSally once more dominated the fundraising circuit for the pre-primary period, raising nearly half a million dollars.
Pro-Ward super PAC plans seven-figure ad campaign
A super PAC supporting Kelli Ward plans to spend about $1.2 million during the last two weeks of the primary election season to aid her quest to unseat U.S. Sen. John McCain.
In toughest campaign yet, Arpaio raises nearly $10M
The sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix has raised close to $10 million in his bid for a seventh term, a stunning collection of campaign riches for a local police race, and much of it was contributed by a devoted base of backers who live outside Arizona.
Trump fundraising spikes in Arizona, still trails well behind Clinton’s
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump raised three times as much money from Arizona contributors in June as his total fundraising in the state in the preceding year, according to the latest reports from the Federal Election Commission.
Campbell seeks re-election with ‘measly’ $24,000 war chest
While his two competitors are raking in the campaign cash, Republican Rep. Noel Campbell is stuck with barely enough money to run an effective re-election campaign.
O’Halleran dominates fundraising in CD1
Democrat Tom O’Halleran continues to dwarf Republicans’ fundraising in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, according to the latest round of federal campaign finance reports.
Self-funding prevails in CD5 race
The campaign coffers of all four Republicans vying for their party’s nomination in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District are swelling with the candidates’ personal funds.
Most money for pot initiative comes from marijuana industry
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol has claimed that money for its ballot measure to legalize recreational pot wasn’t just coming from weed-related businesses.
McCain, Kirkpatrick neck and neck in second-quarter fundraising
U.S. Sen. John McCain and Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick both announced strong fundraising hauls for the second quarter of 2016, raising nearly $2 million apiece.